Planning and information

The Department of planning and information is responsible for coordinating, formulating and reviewing Ministerial policies and legislation to facilitate effective implementation of programmes and projects. The Department is also responsible for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of programmes.

The Department performs the following specific functions:

Coordinates planning, implementation and review the Ministry’s Strategic Plans and related development plans

Coordinate the preparation of the Ministry’s annual budget and monitor budget performance

Formulate project proposals for mobilization of resources

Monitor and evaluate the implementation of the Ministry’s programmes and policies

Mainstreaming cross-cutting issues such as gender, into ministerial programmes

Formulate project proposals for mobilization of resources

Facilitate project appraisal

2. Monitoring and evaluation section

The Section is responsible for all issues relating to monitoring and evaluating the implementation of Ministry’s programmes and policies. The section is also be responsible for coordinating research studies.

3.Monitoring and evaluation unit

This unit performs the following specific functions:

Monitor and evaluate the implementation of programmes and policies

Monitor budget performance

Coordinate research studies within the Ministry

Coordinate preparation of Ministerial Annual reports

4.Information and statistics unit

This unit performs the following specific functions:

Conduct the School Annual School Census

Manage the Education Management Information System (EMIS) database for the Ministry

Maintain the GIS database

Produce Educational Statistical Reports

Collecting, processing and dissemination of information and Statistics for the Ministry

Conduct education related surveys

5.Information communications technology section

The Section is responsible for providing Information Systems Management services in order to ensure that all ICT services and applications are operating according to the expectations of the Ministry and in line with Government Wide Area Networks (GWAN) and e-Government.